American Racism: U.S. Census 2010 Invents a New Race
The ongoing census in he United States sheds light on the essential racism of American thought, outlook, and public policy. In what is billed as the “shortest forms in history” the 9th of only 10 questions to be asked in the ongoing 2010 census concerns the “race” of the respondent (see the Form below).
Question 9 on the U.S. Census 2010 Form
Question 9 on the Form (above) divides Americans into 3 tiers of “races”:
- White | Black, African American, or Negro | American Indian or Alaska Native — no doubt in order of status. It is interesting that while “African Americans” are offered the option of calling themselves by any one of their 3 preferred names, “Native Americans” must call themselves “American Indian” (thus protecting the primacy of those who identify themselves as “White” to call themselves Americans).
- The second tier consists of a variety of — to use an “Af/Pak” term — “unreconciled” non-whites in which (a new category, “Asian”) Indians have pride of place among 10 other categories that include “Other Asian” — who are asked to “Print race, for example, Hmong, Laotian, Thai, Pakistani, Cambodian, and so on” (emphasis added)!
There is, of course, no mention of a “Jewish” (or for that matter, Semitic, or even Arab) race.
The rationale is explained at the bottom of the question:
“Asked since 1790. Race is key to implementing many federal laws and is needed to monitor compliance with the Voting Rights Act and the Civil Rights Act. State governments use the data to determine congressional, state and local voting districts. Race data are also used to assess fairness of employment practices, to monitor racial disparities in characteristics such as health and education and to plan and obtain funds for public services.”
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